East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc., et al. v. Frozen Food Express et al.
Decided April 23, 1956. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 162 · 351 U.S. 49 (1956) · Cited 120 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 4
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Marshall Harlan
- Sherman Minton
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Hartranft v. Wiegmann · 121 U.S. 609 (1887)
- United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. · 327 U.S. 515 (1946)
- Social Security Board v. Nierotko · 327 U.S. 358 (1946)
- American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United States · 344 U.S. 298 (1953)
- Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc. · 329 U.S. 223 (1946)
- Swayne & Hoyt, Ltd. v. United States · 300 U.S. 297 (1937)
- Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn. v. United States · 207 U.S. 556 (1908)
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